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More or less trash house (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cabin

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'house' is the definition.
(cabin is a kind of house)

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(Other definitions for cabin that I've seen before include "Building" , "Railway signal box" , "Wooden dwelling" , "Chalet" , "Room on board ship" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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